Shrinking It Down: Mental Health Made Simple

Gene and Steve discuss the seeming decrease in civility that has characterized our political discourses over the past months and has also become pervasive throughout our entire culture – not just in politics.Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/families/talking-kids-2016-politics-parents-duty-volatile-political-climate/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gene and Steve get more abstract in today’s topic as they discuss ethics and morality and how we get kids to think in ways that we’ll be proud of, and ways that they’ll be proud of later on in life.Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/families/raising-moral-children-parental-strategies-that-last-a-lifetime/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gene and Steve welcome a special guest,Grace, to talk about a really complicated topic: When you have a chronic medical illness on top of the already challenging experience that is life as a teenager. Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/living-with-a-chronic-medical-illness/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gene and Steve welcome special guests Ellen Braaten, PhD and her son, to talk about what is it like for kids and young adults to go off to college or work. What are the stresses and struggles, along with the joys and positive things that happen?Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/teenagers/when-kids-leave-home-part-2/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Gene and Steve focus in on the roles of giving and receiving. Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/families/the-psychological-gift-of-giving-a-gift/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this third podcast on the Lesley University Child Homelessness Initiative, Gene and Steve welcome a Massachusetts teacher and the mother of one of her students who had a period of homelessness, to discuss the ins and outs of homelessness, its impact on kids, and how teachers can help. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We all have fears – some hardwired in survival, some based on traumatic events, and some a little less rational – that is, phobias. Phobias tend to be persistent, resistant to reassurance, last from 6 months to 20 years. Gene and Steve delve in and take a closer look.Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/grade-school/specific-phobias/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Schlozman looks to colleagues Drs. Beresin and Braaten on the daunting, terrifying unknown of how to help your kids transition to life after high school - work, college, trade school or whatever they may have in store. Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/teenagers/when-kids-leave-home/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Guests Judith Edersheim, J.D., M.D. and Robert Kinscherff, Ph.D., J.D. join Drs. Beresin & Schlozman to discuss the unique qualities of the adolescent brain, treatment of juveniles in the justice system, and how these factors relate.Check out the accompanying blog on our website: https://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/families/bad-to-the-bone-seven-myths-about-juveniles-in-jail/ Mental HealthMental WellnessMGHResilienceViolenceImpulsivityPrisonJuvenilesTeens See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

40-50% of marriages end in divorce, but what about the kids? Guest Heidi Webb Ed.M, J.D., who's law firm takes a holistic approach to guiding families through this difficult transition, discusses the impact of divorce on children and how to ACTCIVIL.Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/grade-school/the-impact-of-divorce-all-children-only-get-one-childhood/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kristen Chello from the Massachusetts Children's Mental Health Campaign and John Kelly, Ph.D. sit down to talk about the Addiction Free Futures campaign and how to prevent adolescent substance misuse and abuse misuse before it begins. Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/teenagers/adolescent-substance-use-how-the-addiction-free-futures-project-plans-to-make-a-difference/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our second podcast with the Lesley University Child Homelessness Initiative with program director Lisa B. Fiore and Lesley University student Jade. Learn about CHI from both the teaching and learning sides.Check out the accompanying blog on our website: https://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/young-adults/jades-journey-from-homeless-child-to-lesley-university-student-a-story-of-resilience/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Arthur Segaloff, Purple Heart veteran of the Vietnam War, discusses his personal experience with PTSD, and the effects of PTSD for soldiers returning home from wars Iraq and Afghanistan.Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/hot-topics/military-sexual-trauma-challenges-to-our-female-soldiers-and-veterans/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is there a connection between creativity and mental illness? Dr. Mark Vonnegut joins to discuss.Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/creativity-mental-illness/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Separation anxiety can create chaotic, emotional, vexing moments for parents, children and teachers. What is it, and what can you do?Check out the accompanying blog on our website: https://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/infants-toddlers/what-is-separation-anxiety/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Robert Accordino, founder of Music for Autism, discusses the organization and its mission to make music concerts accessible to individuals with autism and their families. Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/grade-school/music-for-autism-is-music-for-all-reshaping-and-expanding-a-disability-friendly-space/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Child homelessness is a national crisis. The first in a series of podcasts in collaboration with Lesley University Child Homelessness Initiative. Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/infants-toddlers/plight-homeless-children-united-states/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Your heart cannot beat unless you feed it". Anorexia nervosa is a deadly and very complex disease. Nicole shares her story of recovery along with Dr. Emily Gray. Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/teenagers/anorexia-nervosa-access-care/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sexual assault is a disturbing, distressing, but important and relevant topic. Sexual assault survivor and UN Global Hero Ali Safran shares her story and how she's worked to support other survivors and end sexual violence. Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/teenagers/alis-story/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why are we drawn, year after year, to classic holiday movies? Drs. Beresin & Schlozman discuss the nostalgic draw of holiday films. Check out the accompanying blog on our website: http://www.mghclaycenter.org/hot-topics/watch-holiday-classics-season/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.